Box 55
Container
Contains 44 Collections and/or Records:
"The 12 Days of Christmas" , circa 1986
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 3, Item: 39
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 5, Item 39
Scope and Contents
Per Bridges, "Singing or rather performing this was a traditional event at the Test Ops Christmas Party, Edwards AFB, CA."
Dates:
circa 1986
"510,000 flock to Air Show," Desert Wings , November 14, 1986
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 3, Item: 41
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 5, Item 41
Scope and Contents
Per Bridges, "As the Wing Commander, I was responsible for organizing and producing this event each year safely."
Dates:
November 14, 1986
Itinerary for Wives' Day and photographs of Mrs. Bridges dressed out to get a high-speed taxi in an A-37 aircraft at the USAF Test Pilot School, along with a draft of her thank you note, October 17, 1986
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 3, Item: 43
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 5, Item 43
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Includes various items from throughout Bridges' career. They have been retained in their original binders and order within each. Some of the items include photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA; letters of appointment, applications, certificates, awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and various mementos and articles from throughout Bridges' career.
Dates:
October 17, 1986
Newspaper articles on the dedication of the Test Pilot School classroom to Dick Scobee, December 1, 1986
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 3, Item: 46
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 5, Item 46
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Includes various items from throughout Bridges' career. They have been retained in their original binders and order within each. Some of the items include photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA; letters of appointment, applications, certificates, awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and various mementos and articles from throughout Bridges' career.
Dates:
December 1, 1986
Letter inviting Bridges to be the Grand Marshal in the Palmdale Christmas Parade, December 13, 1986
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 3, Item: 49
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 5, Item 49
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Includes various items from throughout Bridges' career. They have been retained in their original binders and order within each. Some of the items include photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA; letters of appointment, applications, certificates, awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and various mementos and articles from throughout Bridges' career.
Dates:
December 13, 1986
Letter of congratulations on Bridges' assignment as Commander of the 6510th Test Wing, from Henry T. Yang, Purdue University, Dean of Schools of Engineering, October 15, 1986
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 3, Item: 50
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 5, Item 50
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Includes various items from throughout Bridges' career. They have been retained in their original binders and order within each. Some of the items include photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA; letters of appointment, applications, certificates, awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and various mementos and articles from throughout Bridges' career.
Dates:
October 15, 1986
Letter of appreciation to Bridges for being guest speaker, 2nd Space Wing Inaugural Dining-In, from Colonel Richard L. Griffin, Headquarters, 2nd Space Wing (Space Command), Falcon Air Force Station, CO, May 29, 1986
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 3, Item: 51
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 5, Item 51
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Includes various items from throughout Bridges' career. They have been retained in their original binders and order within each. Some of the items include photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA; letters of appointment, applications, certificates, awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and various mementos and articles from throughout Bridges' career.
Dates:
May 29, 1986
Newspaper articles regarding the launch of STS 51F, July 29, 1985
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 3, Item: 54
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 5, Item 54
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Includes various items from throughout Bridges' career. They have been retained in their original binders and order within each. Some of the items include photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA; letters of appointment, applications, certificates, awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and various mementos and articles from throughout Bridges' career.
Dates:
July 29, 1985
Letter from Benita Bridges to her Mother and Dad prior to the launch of STS 51F, July 19, 1985
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 3, Item: 55
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 5, Item 55
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Includes various items from throughout Bridges' career. They have been retained in their original binders and order within each. Some of the items include photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA; letters of appointment, applications, certificates, awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and various mementos and articles from throughout Bridges' career.
Dates:
July 19, 1985
Newspaper articles on Bridges' STS-51F Space Shuttle launch, July 29, 1985
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 3, Item: 56
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 5, Item 56
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Includes various items from throughout Bridges' career. They have been retained in their original binders and order within each. Some of the items include photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA; letters of appointment, applications, certificates, awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and various mementos and articles from throughout Bridges' career.
Dates:
July 29, 1985
Prayer breakfast script prior to Bridges' STS 51F launch attended by Bridges’ wife, family, launch guests, and his pastor, the Rev. Buddy Miller, as well as the family of friends of Tony England, July 1985
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 3, Item: 57
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 5, Item 57
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Includes various items from throughout Bridges' career. They have been retained in their original binders and order within each. Some of the items include photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA; letters of appointment, applications, certificates, awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and various mementos and articles from throughout Bridges' career.
Dates:
July 1985
Various newspaper articles regarding Bridges' Space Shuttle Mission 51F along with a photograph of Bridges flying formation in the NASA T-38, 1985
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 3, Item: 58
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 5, Item 58
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Includes various items from throughout Bridges' career. They have been retained in their original binders and order within each. Some of the items include photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA; letters of appointment, applications, certificates, awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and various mementos and articles from throughout Bridges' career.
Dates:
1985
Newspaper article regarding United States Air Force Academy graduates who are astronauts, February 22, 1982
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 3, Item: 60
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 5, Item 60
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Includes various items from throughout Bridges' career. They have been retained in their original binders and order within each. Some of the items include photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA; letters of appointment, applications, certificates, awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and various mementos and articles from throughout Bridges' career.
Dates:
February 22, 1982
Newspaper articles on the Space Shuttle’s first flight, April 1981
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 3, Item: 61
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 5, Item 61
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Includes various items from throughout Bridges' career. They have been retained in their original binders and order within each. Some of the items include photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA; letters of appointment, applications, certificates, awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and various mementos and articles from throughout Bridges' career.
Dates:
April 1981
Letter of Special Recognition while attending Air Command and Staff College for extracurricular activities - Presenting a Paper to the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, San Diego Symposium and winning the best paper award for a paper on the YA-10 Spin Program, May 12, 1976
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 3, Item: 62
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 5, Item 62
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Includes various items from throughout Bridges' career. They have been retained in their original binders and order within each. Some of the items include photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA; letters of appointment, applications, certificates, awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and various mementos and articles from throughout Bridges' career.
Dates:
May 12, 1976
Letter of congratulations and certificate from Brigadier General, Robert F. C. Winger for an having an excellent research paper, May 13, 1976
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 3, Item: 64
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 5, Item 64
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Includes various items from throughout Bridges' career. They have been retained in their original binders and order within each. Some of the items include photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA; letters of appointment, applications, certificates, awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and various mementos and articles from throughout Bridges' career.
Dates:
May 13, 1976
Letter of appreciation for Bridges' presentation on the A-10 to the March Founder's Flight of the Order of Daedalians, March 22, 1976
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 3, Item: 66
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 5, Item 66
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Includes various items from throughout Bridges' career. They have been retained in their original binders and order within each. Some of the items include photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA; letters of appointment, applications, certificates, awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and various mementos and articles from throughout Bridges' career.
Dates:
March 22, 1976
"Troubled Odyssey: 'Buzz' Aldrin's Saga: Tough role for Hero," Los Angeles Times, Feruary 27, 1972
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 3, Item: 68
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 5, Item 68
Scope and Contents
Per Bridges, "I worked for Colonel Buzz Aldrin when he was Commandant of the Aerospace Research Pilot School for several months. I was asked to stay on after graduation as a F104 Instructor Pilot and Project Pilot for the F104 Spin Chute Test Program as the school was short of instructors. This assignment was only for a few months, but I did have a chance to meet Colonel Aldrin and brief him on my project several times.")
Dates:
Feruary 27, 1972
Poem, "Test Pilot," by Bill Robb Wilson, undated
Item — Box: 55, Folder: 3, Item: 70
Identifier: MSA 6, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 6, File 5, Item 70
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Group:
Includes various items from throughout Bridges' career. They have been retained in their original binders and order within each. Some of the items include photographs and speaking notes for a variety of activities during assignments after returning to the Air Force from NASA; letters of appointment, applications, certificates, awards, Purdue Honorary Doctorate Album and various mementos and articles from throughout Bridges' career.
Dates:
undated